4*
I’m going to read you a short list of people in the News. For each, please let
me know if you have a very favorable, somewhat favorable, somewhat unfavorable,
or very unfavorable impression.

Candidate
for the WA Senate Race

Very
Favorable

Somewhat
Favorable

Somewhat
Unfavorable

Very
Unfavorable

Not
sure

Rossi

25%

28%

13%

30%

3%

Murray

32%

20%

12%

33%

2%

5* Tax cuts implemented during the Bush administration are
scheduled to expire soon. Should the Bush Administration tax cuts be
extended or should the tax cuts end this year?

51% Tax cuts should be extended

42% Tax cuts should end this year

8% Not sure

6* If the Bush Administration tax cuts are
allowed to expire, will that help the economy, hurt the economy, or have no
impact on the economy?

38%
Help

42%
Hurt

11% No impact

8% Not sure

7* Suppose you had a choice between
extending the Bush Administration tax cuts for all Americans or extending the
Bush Administration tax cuts for everyone except the wealthy. Which would you
prefer?

46% Extending
the Bush Administration tax cuts for all Americans

45% Extending
the Bush tax cuts for everyone except the wealthy

9% Not sure

8* The health care plan passed by
Congress requires every American to buy or obtain health insurance. Do you
Strongly Favor, Somewhat Favor, Somewhat Oppose, or Strongly Oppose a federal
law that requires every American to buy or obtain health insurance?

23% Strongly
favor

25% Somewhat
favor

9%
Somewhat oppose

40% Strongly
oppose

4%
Not sure

9* Some people believe a federal law
requiring every American to buy or obtain health insurance is unconstitutional.
Do you favor or oppose your state suing the federal government to prevent that
requirement from remaining in the law?

45% Favor

39% Oppose

16% Not sure

10*
Are most members of Congress willing to sell their vote for either cash or a
campaign contribution?

54% Yes
19% No
27% Not sure

11*
How likely is it that your own representative in Congress has sold their vote
for either cash or a campaign contribution?

32% Very likely
28% Somewhat likely
23% Not very likely7% Not at all likely
11% Not sure

12* Generally speaking, how would you rate the U.S. economy
these days? Excellent, good, fair, or poor?